Poção

Location of Poção within Pernambuco.

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Poção is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 241 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 11.503 inhabitants.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Paraiba state (N); Pesqueira (S and W); Jataúba (E).
• Area - 199.74 km²
• Elevation - 1000 m
• Hidrography - Capibaribe and Ipojuca rivers
• Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
• Clima - Semi arid
• Annual average temperature - 19.5 c
• Distance to Recife - 241 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Poção are based in agribusiness, especially beans, corn; and livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
11.503	35.978	3.231	0.07%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
10.72%	8.83%	80.45%

Health indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.571	1	14	22.9

References

1. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population 2009 Poção, page 34]
2. Poção 2007 GDP IBGE page 31
3. PE State site - City by city profile

Coordinates: 8°11′09″S 36°42′18″W / 8.18583°S 36.70500°W